Art and psyche : a study in psychoanalysis and aesthetics / Ellen Handler Spitz.

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Spitz, Ellen Handler.

Title & Author:

Art and psyche : a study in psychoanalysis and aesthetics / Ellen Handler Spitz.

Publication:

Description:

xiii, 188 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.
Introduction -- On the dialogue between aesthetics and psychoanalysis -- On pathography: the individual artist and his work -- Pathography in practice -- The psychoanalysis of autonomous texts and artistic style -- Psychoanalysis and aesthetic experience

Summary:

In this provocative, closely argued book, Ellen Handler Spitz explores three principal psychoanalytic approaches to art. The first considers the relations between an artist's life and work; the second focuses on the work of art itself; and the third encompasses the intricate relations between a work of art and its audience or beholders. To illustrate her theoretical discussion, Spitz draws on a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, literature, music, and dance.
"This book ... should prove fascinating to all who are concerned with works of art as expressions of the human mind and heart."--Shehira Davezac, Hospital and Community Psychiatry.
"No one who is concerned with the psychoanalytic study of art can afford to neglect [this book]; no one who cares about the art of psychoanalysis should ignore it."--Aaron H. Esman, M.D., Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.
"This book is highly recommended to all who enjoy the multiple applications of analytic thought to extend our senses."--Jay Lefer, Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

0300033729 (alk. paper)
9780300033724 (alk. paper)
0300046200 (brochura)
9780300046205 (brochura)

Subject:

Psychoanalysis and the arts.
Psychoanalysis and art.
Art.
Psychoanalytic interpretation.
Literature
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychanalyse et art.
Psychanalyse et arts.
Littérature.
Interprétation psychanalytique.
Kunst
Kunstpsychologie
Psychoanalyse
Ästhetik
Psychologische aspecten.
Esthetica.
Psicanalise.
Arte.
Estetica.
Arts - Psychoanalytical perspectives

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Location: Library main 138984
Call No.: ID:86-B9589
Status: Available

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